<p>I got into MIT and then into Wharton off the waiting list, so I'm in a sort of dilemma choosing between MIT and Penn.
My main fear of MIT's Sloan is that it does not provide such a great alumni network as Wharton does--Sloan graduates 50 undergrads a year compared to Wharton's 600. The great thing about Sloan is that it can offer a very quantitative/technical background to finance, which is the path I want to pursue. But I can always add a second concentration of statistics at Wharton.
I've also noticed the statistics from various sources at MIT (Career Office, etc.) that a large number of Sloan graduates go into technology fields instead of pure i-banking.
Comment away, thanks.</p>
<p>I would say that the reason that so many Sloan graduates go into technology fields is because many of them are double majors in engineering fields, the most common of which is EECS. MIT is still one of the top places to be recruited for investment banking and other finance related fields. Of course, Wharton is the top place for that sort of job, but it is more competitive as a result.</p>
<p>Since I highly doubt your choice between these two colleges would hinder your job opportunities in the future, chose the school you would enjoy more.</p>
<p>I agree with ThisSideUp that the high number of students going into technology fields is related to the large number of them who double with engineering. My pure Sloan friends (and 15 + 14 friends) almost exclusively went into finance careers. </p>
<p>And Sloan graduates 100 students per year. It's not 600, but it's not 50 either. :)</p>